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1968 Transportation Plan for Memphis

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Revive 755:
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=117499567522166489363.00047e82f9cd835512fb9&ll=35.161459,-89.726715&spn=0.780275,1.234589&z=10

The parkways were apparently supposed to be expressway grade routes with parkland on one or both sides.

The map has Memphis developing a grid-like arterial system, with many of them apparently not being built.  In addition, several streets around Memphis seem to have changed names or were not correctly labeled on the map.

TheStranger:
I find it interesting that two of today's currently under-construction routes (I-69, I-269) correspond directly with the 1968 plan in some form or another...

How does the Lamar Avenue proposal compare to today's planning for I-22?

froggie:
Again, would like to see the raw maps for these posted somewhere.  Even if it's on Flickr/Photobucket/Picasa/etc etc.


The Lamar Ave proposal is effectively today's Lamar Ave, except that the interchanges at Winchester, Shelby, and Holmes never got built.  It really doesn't compare to I-22 planning.

Revive 755:
To at least prove I'm not making this up, I'll post this low quality digital photo of a section.  The green lines are railroads.

lamsalfl:
Did it occur to anyone that Googlemaps now labels I-269?!

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